Books matching: paradox and the absurd
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Save:A classic work that rewards patient, curious readers - Fear and Trembling is a challenging but deeply rewarding meditation on faith, ethics, and the limits of human understanding. If you’re up for a philosophical adventure, this one’s worth the effort.
The ethical as such is the universal, and as the universal it applies to everyone, which from another angle means that it applies at all times. It rests immanent in itself, has nothing outside itself... - #2
Save:A wild, thought-provoking anti-war classic that blends dark comedy, sci-fi, and history into something unforgettable - definitely worth reading at least once, even if just to see what all the fuss (and "so it goes") is about.
All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. One guy I knew really was shot in Dresden for taking a teapot that wasn’t his. Another guy I knew really did threaten to h... - #3
Save:The Living End by Stanley Elkin is a satirical novel that explores the afterlife, Heaven, and Hell through the experiences of various characters. The story follows Ellerbee, a good-natured man who finds himself in Hell after being gunned down in a robbery. The narrative then shifts to other characters like Ladlehaus and Quiz, each dealing with their own peculiar afterlife situations. The book presents a dark and absurd portrayal of the afterlife, with humorous interactions between characters like God, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Elkin's writing style is described as witty, imaginative, and full of lively prose that keeps the reader engaged with surprising comedic twists throughout the narrative.
Ellerbee had been having a bad time of it. He’d had financial reversals. Change would slip out of his pockets and slide down into the crevices of other people’s furniture. He dropped deposit bottles a...
